Diego Javier Llorente Ríos
Diego Javier Llorente Ríos is a Spanish centre-back born in Madrid on 16 August 1993. He joined Real Madrid’s academy in 2002, made his Real Madrid C debut in 2012 and reached the first team in 2013. Llorente moved on loan to Rayo Vallecano for 2015–16 and Málaga for 2016–17, gaining top-flight experience. Real Sociedad signed him permanently in 2017, where he established himself as a ball-playing defender and helped the club win the Copa del Rey in 2020. In September 2020, Diego Llorente transferred to Leeds United, playing in the Premier League before joining AS Roma on loan in January 2023. With Roma, he reunited with José Mourinho and reached the Europa League final. Llorente returned permanently to Spain with Real Betis in July 2024, continuing as a defender valued for distribution, positioning and versatility.
Season snapshot
Overall season statistics (all competitions).
| Season | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | G/90 | A/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 25 | 1909 | 1 | 0 | 0.05 | 0 |
| 2024 | 46 | 3551 | 3 | 0 | 0.08 | 0 |
| 2023 | 45 | 3116 | 1 | 2 | 0.03 | 0.06 |
| 2022 | 27 | 1862 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 31 | 2537 | 3 | 0 | 0.11 | 0 |
| 2020 | 20 | 1466 | 1 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 2019 | 30 | 2428 | 1 | 1 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| 2018 | 23 | 1935 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 31 | 2688 | 6 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 25 | 2028 | 2 | 0 | 0.09 | 0 |
| 2015 | 33 | 2876 | 2 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 2014 | 33 | 2770 | 2 | 0 | 0.07 | 0 |
| 2013 | 35 | 2744 | 1 | 0 | 0.03 | 0 |
| 2012 | 31 | 2563 | 1 | 0 | 0.04 | 0 |
Form - Last 10 games
Strengths Analysis Season 2024
Role: DefenderTop attributes (percentile)
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).
Recent Matches
La Liga
UEFA Europa League
Teams
Transfers
Leeds
Real Betis
Leeds
AS Roma
Leeds
AS Roma
Real Sociedad
Leeds
Real Madrid
Real Sociedad
Real Madrid
Malaga
Real Madrid
Rayo Vallecano
Honors
